teniente

See also: Teniente

Spanish

Alternative forms

• theniente (obsolete)
• tte. (abbreviation)

Etymology

From the old present participle of tener, from Latin tenentem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teˈnjente/ [t̪eˈnjẽn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: te‧nien‧te

Noun

teniente m (plural tenientes, feminine teniente or tenienta, feminine plural tenientes or tenientas)

1. lieutenant
2. deputy
3. having, holding

Derived terms

• teniente coronel
• teniente general

Related terms

• tener

Further reading

• “teniente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10